瞬く間
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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瞬 | 間 |
またた Grade: S | ま Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 瞬間.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) またたくま [màtátáꜜkùmà] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ma̠ta̠ta̠kɯ̟ᵝma̠]
Noun
瞬く間 • (matatakuma)
- instant (period of time), the moment that something happens
Adverb
瞬く間 • (matatakuma)
- (with the particle に (ni)) in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash